Cempaka Business and Economy: Legislators Convicted In Bribery Scandal

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Legislators Convicted In Bribery Scandal

Jakarta Globe, July 12, 2010, Nivell Rayda

The Anti-Corruption Court on Monday sentenced two sitting legislators and a former lawmaker to four years in jail each for taking bribes in two separate graft cases in 2006 and 2007.

The three, Fachri Andi Leluasa, Azwar Chesputra and Hilman Indra, were also ordered to pay Rp 200 million ($22,000) in fines each or face an additional six months in jail.

Fachri and Azwar are from the Golkar Party, while Hilman is a former lawmaker from the Crescent Star Party (PBB).

The four-year sentences were, however, lighter than the five years sought by prosecutors.

“The defendants had admitted their crime, shown remorse and returned the bribe money they received to the state,” presiding Judge Jupriadi said when explaining the reasons for the more lenient sentences.

Both the prosecution and defense now have seven days to decide if they will lodge an appeal with the Jakarta High Court against the sentences.

In the first case, the three defendants were found to have received between Rp 335 million and Rp 450 million each to facilitate the conversion of a protected forest for the development of the Tanjung Api Api seaport in South Sumatra.

The bribes, Judge Dudu Duswara said, came from businessman Chandra Antonio Tan and former South Sumatra Governor Syahrial Oesman, and were issued to secure political support for the project and the consent of the House of Representatives’ forestry commission.

In his recap of the case, Dudu said Fachri, Azwar and Hilman had met with Chandra at a hotel in October 2006.

“Chandra gave Azwar Rp 1 billion for the entire [forestry commission], which was rejected by Azwar, who said the sum was insufficient,” the judge said.

The three defendants, along with former Democratic Party lawmaker Sarjan Taher and former National Awakening Party (PKB) lawmaker Yusuf Erwin Faisal, met again with Chandra and demanded Rp 5 billion, which was later distributed to all 21 members of the House commission.

Last year, the same court sentenced Sarjan and Yusuf each to four and a half years’ imprisonment for their roles in the case, while former United Development Party (PPP) lawmaker Al-Amin Nasution is serving 11 years for his role in the case.

Al-Amin was also charged with accepting Rp 2.2 billion in bribes in a similar forest conversion case in Riau Islands.

Chandra and Syahrial received three-year and two-year sentences, respectively, for their roles in the bribery scandal.

Another 15 lawmakers, who allegedly also received bribes in connection with the case, have not yet been charged. Despite the scandal, the seaport project continued and the facility is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

In the second case, the court ruled that Fachri, Azwar and Hilman were guilty of accepting up to 30,000 Singapore dollars each from businessman Anggoro Widjojo in relation to a procurement project within the Ministry of Forestry.

The House in 2007 rejected the ministry’s plan to procure a radio communications system from Anggoro’s company, PT Masaro Radiokom, because the company’s product was already obsolete.

Legislators, however, later gave the green light for the contentious project.

Anggoro is currently wanted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in connection with the Forestry Ministry case, but is believed to be on the run and hiding in Singapore.

His brother, Anggodo Widjojo, is currently on trial for obstruction of justice and attempting to bribe KPK officials, allegedly in order to stop an investigation into Anggoro’s company.

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